Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Baker and Others

Abstract

Discovery and inspection of documents are not only the primary investigative tools of any litigator but are also crucial to ensuring fair play between fighting litigants. Access to documents has traditionally only excluded those documents covered by litigation privilege. However, the recent case of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Baker and Others [1998] 1 All ER 673 constitutes a marked departure from the established view of litigation privilege and the categories of document protected by that privilege.

Citation

Sarker, R. (1999), "Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Baker and Others", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 356-359. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb025908